Saturday, 23 February 2013

Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh
Sharma was the first Indian to go into the space. He was born on January 14,
1949 in Patiala, Punjab. When he grew up, he joined Indian Air Force. He went
into space with two Soviet cosmonauts ia a spacecraft named Soyuz T-II. When
our Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi asked him about our country, his reply
was, “Saare Jahan Se Achcha ”. He was awarded Ashoka Chakra for the successful
completion of the space mission.